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Living Life with an open heart
Very few Humans enjoy vulnerability. Standing still. Waiting in uncertainty. Defenseless.
And yet, here we are. Connected in just that manner. All of Humanity. No more labels. No more races. No more religions. No more political parties.
Oh sure — some of the Humans are still trying to sell it. But if you look hard you can see past the bluster and the bravado. They attempt to disguise the vulnerability, but it’s there — just below the surface.
The truth is Humanity has rarely been this connected. This great uncertainty, this great communal suffering has woven a common experience each of us can relate to. We are brothers and sisters in this pain.
We are all vulnerable. Whether we want to be or not.
We have — globally — pushed pause on whole countries. We have come up with workarounds. We have Gerry-rigged ventilators and used hand-sewn masks. We have shared and prayed and offered up our sufferings as penance to the Life we lived as the People we used to be.
There is no way to unsee the fact we are in this together. All. Of. Us.
In mindfulness practices, we are encouraged to see the connections between souls. The common areas of experience. All beings desire peace. All beings experience joy. All beings suffer…
